The Fall To Black

[susitsu 871]

I TRIED RESISTING

But I couldn't, I failed every one of my friends...the darkness is consuming me...

...These are my memories as I swirl in the darkness, maybe my friends can forgive me for the actions I KNOW I'll do...

I fought back, I fought and fought and fought. But I couldn't resist for so long, I screamed and screamed, days went by, I think I may have been in that fire filled cell for over a week...but that damn corpse...he finally got in my head...I screamed and thought someone may come...but no one did...he finally did it...I lost...the darkness consumed me...I'm sorry...I can't keep my mind above the darkness any long...

Ive been informed...I may take The Trials. The Overlord and the High Prophet have taken an interest in me...I have been told the tasks...I will complete them without flaw.

I have complete the first task. It was fairly simple, take some fool, and properly sacrifice them to Iblees. I went to Al'Khazar and waited for someone who was looking for work and got them to come up and work a bit on my moat around my fort...but somewhere in the back of my mind the whole time...I could feel something...like what I was doing was wrong...but I know it's right, this is the path to righteousness. I took a moment to plan when I would kill him, I made sure not to take to long, but I wanted to get some work out of him. After a bit, I went over to one of the deep areas and stared deeply at it as if something seemed wrong. I said something just seemed strange or off about it. When he got close enough, I forced him into the water and told him "You will die in Iblees name" as he drowned. I then pulled out my blade and started stabbing at him to end it quicker...I still feel like...something is wrong...no matter, I will continue to the second task at hand...

I've corrupted someone to the way of Iblees. He believes with my help under Iblees I can bring back an old friend of his. I am making good progress with this I hope...he will be useful, I can already tell as much...

All these old memories surfacing...what's going on...I don't know what to think...I saw Rilath...I begged him to take me somewhere and lock me up, I didn't want this pain anymore, I-I can't handle it...it's so painful...I ran...

Algrim has taken to the path I follow. It's the funny, I had been thinking of killing him for his attitude and how he acts for a while...but...he's actually pretty good company now. We took some Druid into the cell where I was tainted and tortured him. Heh, was so young and said he had no hatred, I hope we showed him what hatred is...I took him and stabbed him in the shoulder with an arrow and arrow, shook him around by it a bit, then twisted the arrow to make sure he learned. He kept trying to talk some "sense" into Algrim. He didn't know he was the one who wasn't making sense. Algrim had some fun, then I joined in and punched him in the face over and over and over till my knuckles were bleeding. I left him in Algrims hands. I hope he had some fun.

I felt some dark presence say something to me...only one word, "Pyramid". I assumed it was the undead Orc conducting my trials telling me to go to that strange altar like pyramid. I went there and waited for a long time before deciding maybe I interpreted the message wrong. I decided to leave after a while.

Everything is getting to me...I don't know what to think again, damn it, what do I do...I met up with Urasept and he was talking in a way that very obviously made him suspicious. He then suddenly tried to strike me across the side of the head, I dodged this blow very easily because I had been on guard at the time. He mentioned...Shoi...something in my mind ticked, my head started to hurt. I thought he wasn't going to be stupid enough to try to strike again in the middle of Al'Khazar. But I forgot that the incompetence of the guards was well known among people like us.

I came to with him dragging me towards the North gate and yanked him onto the ground. I took this time to get above him taking the advantage then some damn Ascended intruded and acted annoying like they all do. Once again Urasept tried to get me with a blow I simply dodged. Then some nuisance in diamond armor made some noise. Then the Ascended did some sort of chant and I-

Regained some control of my damned mind. It was so hazy, but I had some control, I was a bit confused, but I knew I should go with Urasept and the Ascended. I quickly followed, though we lost the Ascended right outside of the North gate. We headed towards the FoA base in a hurry, but I was having trouble keeping up...my head was so hazy. We were almost to the North wall of Oren when I lost control again...

We started fighting again, but I could feel something in me wasn't all the way in it. I got taken down by him so easily, what was wrong with me...he started dragging me off again, towards the FoA fort. I tried to kick him, but sadly he stopped that blow, I let him drag me for a while and decided to wait for a good change. I pulled out my blade and sliced him across the chest so he would let me go. I informed him I was very annoyed and wasn't really going to let him get away with it. I pulled out my blade and he threw another punch and I slammed the flat end of my blade against his arm. I wanted to enjoy this instead of just slicing him apart. He seemed to be trying to stall for something, but I wasn't going to let him. I circled him a bit ready to have some fun and maybe publicly display his corpse for the FoA. But he suddenly slammed his blade into my side and started dragging me again when I went down a bit. He really needed better ideas, I almost laughed on the inside, he was so persistent at just getting me there, who knows why. I went for a harsh kick at him again, course, maybe I had needed some new ideas. Doing this hard of a blow left me vulnerable and he dodged it and used the flat end of his blade to break my leg. This hurt like hell...at this point I decided I couldn't resist if anyone else showed up and I had already yelled and someone was bound to come. I let him drag me in all the pain. He took me inside and dragged me over to some beds and threw me on. Some FoA and Ascended gathered around a bit as he chained me down((Kinky is what I said to that :P)). I waited around insulting them, threatening them, and glared at them. It entertained me a bit even if I knew it was pointless. Then Shoi showed up, memories flooded my mind, and I fell apart...

I...I had done so much wrong already...I had almost finished the trials to become undead...I had killed and corrupted already in the name of Iblees the Fallen One...so many mistakes made in so little time, but I could already tell I couldn't keep control, the taint, that damn taint...but...Shoi gave me some necklace...it stopped the taint from taking back control but...I'm the first to wear it, she said she doesn't know what the side effects will be...

Ive been just hanging around the FoA base. It's fairly boring. I talk to people, offer some help with things, and farm. That's about all I'm able to do at the moment. Better than being a corpse~

It's...it's so dark...where am I...?

Waking up suddenly with burning pain all over my body, I remembered what happened and drew my blade instantly yelling "Where the hell is Vardak!?". It took me a second to calm down and realize I was in a bed at Dawns bakery. I remembered what led to this. Vardak was trying to make a mess and I wasn't interested in letting him. He did something and caused a small explosion and set himself on fire. I was about to kill him when I felt like being merciful...I gave it a moment before I was going to bring down my blade to see if maybe he would snap out of his current state. But I was wrong about that and he got the jump on me...I really am no good at doing "good". I'm done taking this fight against the undead so lightly, I'm doing things my way. They're all gonna burn.

I found Kane in Al'Khazar, he now gets that everything Ive been saying to him is true. Course, he made some mistakes before the undead betrayed him. I'll have to be careful to protect him from the FoA...not sure what to say myself about what he did, but he's already killed them, it's been done. I'm glad to have a friend back even if he's done some terrible things, but he does have the ruthlessness I need for the group I'm gathering to destroy the undead. He's in, so this is starting. Course, I had to tell him all about my past...all those terrible memories as usual are haunting me...but I'll continue to do what I can to make amends for my actions in the past. There are still others I'm hunting of course...I could bring Ryder Bane back and get information from him and possibly even recruit him. Then there's Algrim, I get him to understand the undead played with his head and did this to him, I could get him to join me. Nightmare would be useful too, but he seems to think that the undead are who to side with. Then there's that Maeghan girl...if she really is only being controlled by the taint, then I could help her and possibly convince her to use her skills against the undead. I also noticed Korbec seems to be wavering, I may be able to get him...So much work to do, so little time I bet. Who knows what thing the undead may release next. I have to gather who I can and prepare to attack them before they do anything before it's to late. Aegis plays to fairly with the corpses...I'll play dirty with them.

Well then, these last few days were fun. Kane and I headed North to my fort and snoop around the Undead Keep a bit to check if it's actually a threat right now. As we got closer, lightning started coming down all over the front of the FoA fort and monsters started appearing. Knowing what Kane had done, I hoped we could help defend the base and leave quickly, but he took off the pumpkin he was wearing and attracted their attention. He had recently murdered one of their members and apparently scarred another, this was going to be trouble. They wanted to kill him right then and not concentrate on the attack that was happening with all these Ghasts and Giants being summoned. I had to jump in front of them and yell at them all to back off to not attack. They did back off and start defending, but the whole time they were making remarks towards killing Kane. After we fended it off, they all wanted his blood, but I was in their way. Then some other damn undead shows up, this one in gray robes. He made some noise and some FoA went after him, when someone yelled his name...I had learned enough to know the name of the undead who tainted me...Vrogak. I instantly started chasing him too, gaining on him. He ran around the fort a bit and almost got away when I noticed him again and started rushing. He ran and tried to strike me with lightning again and again, missing as I sped towards him. I yelled "I'M GONNA REALLY ENJOY THIS, VROGAK" as I came at him. I struck him down quickly, taking his staffs, and breaking the one he had been using in half. The others seemed untouched, but he had channeled undead magics through that staff, so I didn't want it. I took it into the keep and placed the others in the staff chest and led Kane off. I'm hoping my friends there don't hate me now. We proceeded to arm up at my fort and went towards the Undead Keep. Looking around, we couldn't really get anywhere in the Keep, but it did seem like repairs had been made since that battle. It was still in use then. Kane went off to look around the minion camp for any details we hadn't noticed and I decided to search around a bit for any secret switches or something. After a while I ended up with nothing.

I met up with him at the minion camp, he had found nothing either. That's when a loud minion showed up and started calling Kane a traitor and spoke very highly of Vulgrak. When Kane told him he had been fooled about his betrayal and that it was the undead who betrayed him, he lost it and attacked. He had almost no skill, he charged with rage and was blinded by it. We both struck him down quickly. We decided to start running as two other undead showed up, but...Vulgrak actually wanted to talk. We both stopped and came and talked a bit, but it Vulgrak wanted to talk to Kane privately. Kane wasn't sure at all of it, but he seemed to understand that I would kill both of them if he did anything to Kane, so he basically left me insurance. I talked a bit with the undead to mess with him, telling him about killing Vrogak and that other minion. He didn't really care at all, but he tried to convince me to come back to their side. He of course, hit my weak spot, ultimate power, something I was of course seeking. I didn't show that it affected me at all...that temptation is always there...he suddenly ran off after a bit, which made me paranoid. I was about to rush at the Undead Keep and kill whoever I saw if Kane wasn't okay, but Kane started walking right up to the camp. We eventually went separate ways for the time being, but that temptation is there...reawakened.

((Aaand end!)

[JCQuiinn 168]

((Ah damnit, now there goes all our hard work.))

[susitsu 871]

((I was literally in a cell surrounded by netherrack for like over an hour))

Edit: ((Mainly waiting on Shoi to save me before I complete the trials))

[susitsu 871]

*Updated*

[Luchian 214]

(( Nice ^^

[susitsu 871]

(( Nice ^^

((Kinda hoping my friends come and save me before I finish the trials, but it's all fun rp, I expect I'll be adding quite a bit to this today now that I'm logging on. And thanks, I was hoping it was good :D))

[Jon Evaglno 202]

((does this mean you can no longer work for me? Not because I'd fire you for being undead, but... undead stuffs limiting your time?))

[susitsu 871]

((does this mean you can no longer work for me? Not because I'd fire you for being undead, but... undead stuffs limiting your time?))

I'm just crazy violent now is all, also, *updated*

[susitsu 871]

*BIG update*

[susitsu 871]

*Small update*

[susitsu 871]

*Very small update to foreshadow a larger update*

[Cykan 1]

((Great story, told perfectly with a style as if you're in his muddled mind...

Hopefully no Undead get mad at you for revealing the trials, but they're not that secret anyway. I myself was recently tainted against my will (and forced to eat my female companion D:), so this is of particular interest to me...))

[susitsu 871]

((Great story, told perfectly with a style as if you're in his muddled mind...

Hopefully no Undead get mad at you for revealing the trials, but they're not that secret anyway. I myself was recently tainted against my will (and forced to eat my female companion D:), so this is of particular interest to me...))

I pretty much interrogated a minion on the roads and he says I'm "kill on sight" and "not to be discussed". I question that considering just before I found him, I had talked with, without any threats towards me, two undead and I was acting insulting to them yet they weren't hostile at all...I really do question that...

[Jon Evaglno 202]

"kill on sight"

((isn't that no-rp? If I understand correctly, you HAVE to speak and be spoken to before ANY sort of killing or combat takes place. Minions... sometimes they seem so stupid...(No offense if you are a minion.)))

[susitsu 871]

((isn't that no-rp? If I understand correctly, you HAVE to speak and be spoken to before ANY sort of killing or combat takes place. Minions... sometimes they seem so stupid...(No offense if you are a minion.)))

I was very degrading to him, he seems to be used to that type of treatment :P I'm betting he lied to me and such, I never do trust anyone except for a select few.

Also: Doing an update later today. Also, I like to know people are reading this so whenever I do an update, leave a comment please~? Puts me in a good mood.